MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics28.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive258% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B61
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)  (all builds)
Memory4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180705
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 25 '22 at 23:29
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 88.5
1-Core 138
2-Core 274
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 802
79% 648 Pts
64-Core 803
50% 803 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
28.9% Poor
Lighting 36.6
Reflection 41.2
Parallax 37.9
30% 38.6 fps
MRender 37.4
Gravity 37.8
Splatting 27.2
27% 34.1 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 28.9%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37
398GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1086 972 975 617 654 647 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
258% Outstanding
Read 1,859
Write 1,643
Mixed 1,463
SusWrite 825
324% 1,448 MB/s
4K Read 51.3
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 73
248% 89.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1578
DQ Write 972
DQ Mixed 1,200
914% 1,250 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 258%
Great: 297%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
857GB free
Firmware: JC4A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 125 125 125 124 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 120
Write 107
Mixed 67.1
SusWrite 124
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 68%
Generic Flash Disk 2GB
2GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.3 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
4.06% Terrible
Read 12.7
Write 4.7
Mixed 4.7
SusWrite 5.5
8% 6.9 MB/s
4K Read 4.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
16% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.06%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB-$30
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
41.6% Average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 12.3
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 13.7
38% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) Builds (Compare 7,229 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) - $125

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $834
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HDDRAMUSB
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